Lemma Megersa | |
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Lammaa Magarsaa | |
![]() Lemma in 2019 | |
Minister of Defense | |
In office 18 April 2019 – 18 August 2020 | |
Prime Minister | Abiy Ahmed |
Preceded by | Aisha Mohammed Mussa |
Succeeded by | Kenea Yadeta |
President of Oromia Region | |
In office 23 October 2016 – 18 April 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Hailemariam Desalegn Abiy Ahmed |
Succeeded by | Shimelis Abdisa |
Deputy Chairman of Oromo Democratic Party | |
In office 22 February 2018 – 1 December 2019 | |
Preceded by | Abiy Ahmed |
Succeeded by | post abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Lemma Megersa Wako 26 July 1970 Welega Province, Ethiopian Empire |
Political party | Independent |
Other political affiliations | Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front Oromo Democratic Party |
Alma mater | Addis Ababa University Jimma University |
Lemma Megersa (Oromo: Lammaa Magarsaa, Amharic: ለማ መገርሳ; born 26 July 1970) is an Ethiopian politician who served as the Minister of Defense 2019 to 2020. He was also the president of the Oromia Region and deputy chairman of the ruling party in the region, the Oromo Democratic Party. Since the formation of the Prosperity Party, Lemma has been independent.[citation needed]